TURKEY LAUNCHES CRIMEA’S TURKIFICATION CAMPAIGN – ARMENIAN TURKOLOGIST
March 10, 2014 | 13:17
YEREVAN. – Crimea’s Turkification campaign is launched in Turkey, with
participation by the historians and the media, Armenian turkologist
Andranik Ispiryan noted at a press conference on Monday.
In Ispiryan’s words, Turkey has actively joined the informational
and propaganda activities on the developments in Ukraine, and with
a variety of manipulation and misinformation on Crimea.
The turkologist stated that the Turkish press has started calling
the Crimean Tatars as Crimean Turks, and Crimea, as a Turkish homeland.
“Famous Turkish historians, who claim that those living in Crimea
are [actually] Kipchak Turks, also are engaged in the Turkification
campaign launched by the [Turkish] media,” Ispiryan stated.
Commenting on the presence of the Russian navy in Crimea, Andranik
Ispiryan argued that Turkey perceives this as a threat against the
security of Turkey, especially of Istanbul, the Bosphorus, and the
Dardanelles.
From: A. Papazian
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